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22 de jul. de 2020 · The heist was an inside job, engineered by Brooklyn gangsters. Well before dawn on December 11, 1978, six henchmen working for Burke pulled up outside a Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at JFK ...
30 de ago. de 2020 · Jimmy Burke and Tommy DeSimone didn’t suffer the consequences of the Lufthansa Heist, but they did pay for their crimes, one way or another. Tommy DeSimone is believed to have been killed in retaliation for the murders of John Gotti’s men, William “Billy Batts” Bentvena, and Foxy Jerothe, while Jimmy Burke was convicted of conspiracy ...
23 de ene. de 2014 · Here is the strange story of what happened more than 30 years ago. In 1978, half a dozen armed robbers in ski masks raided the Lufthansa Airlines cargo building at John F. Kennedy International ...
1 de jun. de 2018 · “A comprehensive account of the legendary 1978 heist . . . impressive.”—Kirkus Reviews The crime that inspired the movie Goodfellas.The rest of the story that couldn’t be told—until now. One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of mafia legend—and a decades-long investigation that continues to this day.
11 de dic. de 2023 · It’s November 27th, 1978, only a few weeks before the heist. In Queens, Jimmy “The Gent” Burke sets up a meeting with the most trusted members of his crew. He wants only the best for this job. After all, if things go well at the Lufthansa cargo building, Jimmy and his men could walk away with millions.
10 de dic. de 2018 · Burke was never officially charged for anything in connection to the heist, and died in prison from cancer on April 13, 1996. A&E True Crime looks at the trail of blood most directly linked to the Lufthansa heist.. Name: Parnell “Stacks” Edwards Who he was: According to the book The Lufthansa Heist by Lucchese mafioso-turned-FBI informant Henry Hill, Edwards was an aspiring blues guitarist ...
27 de jun. de 2017 · This Pulitzer Prize-winner’s account of the heist that inspired Goodfellas reveals the rest of the story that couldn’t be told—until now (Publisher Weekly). One of the biggest scores in Mafia history, the Lufthansa Airlines heist of 1978 has become the stuff of mafia legend—and a decades-long federal investigation. Now Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Anthony DeStefano sheds new light ...
